Becoming Grief-Informed: Foundations of Grief Education
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
1:00PM - 2:30PM PDT
Becoming Grief-Informed: Foundations of Grief Education with Dr. Monique Mitchell
Location: Online
Continuing Education: 1.5 (Applied through NASW Oregon)
Cost: Free to RVP Volunteers, Vet Center and VA Staff and Partnering Clinics
$29 for Other Community Providers
Who Should Attend: This training is open to all RVP Volunteer Providers, social workers, mental health counselors, and community providers.
What You Will Learn:
Being grief-informed sets the foundation for understanding and responding to the needs of people who are grieving the death of someone in their lives. Misassumptions lead to misunderstanding and mistreatment. Join us for this training for more information on this important topic, including the ten core principles of grief-informed practice.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this presentation, the learner will be able to:
- Critically assess the importance of becoming grief-informed.
- Effectively identify the needs of people who are grieving.
- Evaluate how to apply the principles of grief-informed practice.
CE Faculty
Monique B. Mitchell, PhD, FT is the Director of Training and Translational Research at Dougy Center
Dr. Mitchell is a nationally recognized authority on children, teens, and families who are grieving in foster care, and the author of The Neglected Transition: Building a Relational Home for Children Entering Foster Care (Oxford University Press, 2016) and Living in an Inspired World: Voices and Visions of Youth in Foster Care (Child Welfare League of America Press, 2017), among other publications.
She has trained and researched extensively on topics related to the lived experience of children and youth in the foster care system, taught undergraduate and graduate courses on loss and grief, and developed child-centered curricula to serve children who are grieving.
Dr. Mitchell has partnered with national agencies such as the United States Children’s Bureau, American Bar Association, the Child Welfare League of America, the National Foster Parent Association, and numerous child welfare agencies. She has worked on the ground with children, youth, and young adults who have been impacted by death and non-death losses in Canada, Honduras, and the United States.
Dr. Mitchell earned a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Capacity Building and Extension, a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Family Relations & Human Development, a Fellow in Thanatology (FT) from the Association for Death Education and Counseling, and an Academic Associate credential from the Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy.
She was invited to serve as a scholar for the International Enhancing Life Project (2015-2017) and currently serves on national committees for the Association for Death Education & Counseling (ADEC) and the National Alliance for Children’s Grief (NACG).
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